Spontaneous ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome revealing a pituitary macroadenoma
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Sir, Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome is most commonly an iatrogenic complication of exogenous gonadotropin administration for ovulation induction. Its clinical presentation varies from abdominal pain and bloating, nausea, vomiting, and ovarian enlargement to possibly life‐threatening conditions including renal failure, hypovolemic shock, adult respiratory distress syndrome, thromboembolism, and pericardial effusion.[1]
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